Through unforgettable characters and stellar writing, we saw the effects of hot-button issues such as sexism, police brutality, mental illness, LGBT equality, racism, gun control and women’s health play out in ways we won’t soon forget.
Spoiler warning for, well, everything on TV in 2016 (so far) past this point.
This year, the most important moments on TV weren’t just entertaining, but dove head first into sensitive societal issues producers and writers rightfully believed we, the viewers, shouldn’t ignore.